What is CVE-2024-8804?

CVE-2024-8804 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dartiss Code Embed, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-10-04.

How severe is CVE-2024-8804?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8804 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Dartiss Code Embed

CVE-2024-8804

The Code Embed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's script embed functionality in all versions up to, and including, 2.4 due to insufficient restrictions on who can utilize the functionality. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (16.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Dartiss Code Embed — versions 0
Davidartiss Code_embed

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8804?: CVE-2024-8804 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dartiss Code Embed, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-8804?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8804 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.